Wielfresen

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WIELFRESEN

State : Steiermark
District : Deutschlandsberg
Incorporated into : 2015 Wies

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 11, 1979.

The arms consist of a broken St. Catherine's wheel and branches of birch. The latter charges are canting, "fresen" being an old word for "birches". The wheel is a reference to the old church St. Katharina in der Wiel.